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Diverse coral communities in mangrove habitats suggest a novel refuge from climate change

This paper characterises the first natural, non-reef coral refuge from thermal stress and ocean acidification and identifies resiliency factors for mangrove–coral habitats.

MOMBA 1.1 – a high-resolution Baltic Sea configuration of GFDL’s Modular Ocean Model

We present a new coupled ocean-circulation–ice model configuration of the Baltic Sea. The model features, contrary to most existing configurations, a high horizontal resolution of 1 nautical mile (1.85 km), which is eddy-resolving over much of the domain.

Projecting Antarctic ice discharge using response functions from SeaRISE ice-sheet models

In this paper, the authors attempt to estimate the uncertainty range of future ice discharge from Antarctica by combining uncertainty in the climatic forcing, the oceanic response and the ice-sheet model response.

Quantification of ice nuclei active at near 0 °C temperatures in low-altitude clouds at the Puy de Dôme atmospheric station

In this study, cloud water was collected aseptically from the summit of Puy de Dôme (1465 m a.s.l., France) within contrasted meteorological and physico-chemical situations. Total and biological (i.e. heat-sensitive) IN were quantified by droplet-freezing assay between −5 °C and −14 °C.

Weighing the ocean with bottom-pressure sensors: robustness of the ocean mass annual cycle estimate

We use ocean bottom-pressure measurements from 17 tropical sites to determine the annual cycle of ocean mass. We show that such a calculation is robust, and use three methods to estimate errors in the mass determination.

Ice–ocean interaction and calving front morphology at two west Greenland tidewater outlet glaciers

This paper presents a suite of fjord salinity, temperature, turbidity versus depth casts along with glacial runoff estimation from Rink and Store glaciers, two major marine outlets draining the western sector of the GrIS during 2009 and 2010.

EARLINET: towards an advanced sustainable European aerosol lidar network

This paper gives an overview of the European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET) main developments since 2000 and introduces the dedicated EARLINET special issue, which reports on the technical solutions and scientific results related to the use of advanced lidar remote sensing techniques for the study of aerosol properties.

Integrated assessment of global water scarcity over the 21st century under multiple climate change mitigation policies

Water scarcity conditions over the 21st century both globally and regionally are assessed in the context of climate change and climate mitigation policies, by estimating both water availability and water demand within the Global Change Assessment Model, a leading community-integrated assessment model of energy, agriculture, climate, and water.

Impact of a 30% reduction in Atlantic meridional overturning during 2009–2010

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation comprises warm upper waters flowing northward, becoming colder and denser until they form deep water in the Labrador and Nordic Seas that then returns southward through the North and South Atlantic. We have been monitoring the circulation at 25° N since 2004 and report on the results here.

MEDEX: a general overview

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
DOI 10.5194/nhess-14-1965-2014
5 August 2014

This paper reviews the motivation and foundation of the international MEDiterranean EXperiment (MEDEX), the gestation, history and organisation of the project, as well as the main products and scientific achievements obtained from it.

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